Public Utilities Code section 170038

The authority may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease or otherwise acquire, hold, enjoy, lease, and dispose of, real and personal property within or outside its area of jurisdiction in order to further its purposes.

Source: Section 170038, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=170038. (updated Sep. 27, 2002; accessed Aug. 10, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_utilities_code_section_170038

Original Source: Section 170038, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=170038. (last accessed May 12, 2025).